§ 61.9. Inapplicability of simplified flight controls aircraft experience credit.
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/us/cfr/t14/s§ 61.9·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Notwithstanding the requirements specified in § 61.51(c), any pilot time acquired while operating an airplane or helicopter with a simplified flight controls designation may not be used to satisfy the following aeronautical experience requirements for a private, commercial, or airline transport pilot certificate, except for private pilot applicants who present an aircraft with the simplified flight controls designation to conduct the practical test—
(a)The solo flight time requirements in § 61.109(a)(5) or (c)(4);
(b)The PIC flight time requirements in § 61.129(a)(2)(i) and (c)(2)(i);
(c)The PIC flight time requirements in § 61.159(a)(5); and
(d)The PIC flight time requirements in § 61.161(a)(3). [Docket FAA-2023-1377, Amdt. 61-159, 90 FR 35211, July 24, 2025]